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The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering questions and answers sometimes you just don't know what you don't know, but you're sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !

Challenge your colleagues - can they answer more than you ?

In Engineering, a device which allows motion in one direction only, whilst preventing motion in the opposite direction is called a – a) Revolver b) Rotunda c) Ratchet d) Reducer

Which American automobile manufacturer used an American Indian Headdress as a logo up until 1956 - a) Pontiac b) Jeep c) Plymouth d) GMC

In international Engineering JIS stands for - Japanese Industry Standard – True or False

What is the more common name for an Occultation Event in astronomy – a) a Gamma Ray Burst b) a Comet Sighting c) an Eclipse d) a Supernova

What name is given to a pressurized vessel designed to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point in order to achieve sterilization or for heat transfer in industrial applications – a) Boiler b) Furnace c) Autocar d) Autoclave

Typically seen on engineering drawings are the initials - UNO, which stand for – Under Normal Observance – True or False

In wine making terminology Pigeage is a French term for the traditional stomping of grapes in open fermentation tanks – True or False